Dirge Within - Biography
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DIRGE WITHIN formed in January 2007, originally calling themselves DIRGE, composed of former guitarist of the bands Broken Hope and SOiL, Shaun Glass, having just departed the latter band at the time of formation In March 2007, after the band recorded a three song demo which included the songs "Forever the Martyr", "Complacency Strain", and "Ties That Bind", Glass (all guitars & bass), Jerms (vocals) & Jimmy Knight (drums) recorded the bands debut demo at Mercenary Studios in Zion, Illinois with Scott Creekmore. The demo was mixed and mastered by James Murphy of Testament and Death. The band then asked bassist Paz (March 2007) and lead guitarist Matt Szlachta (July 2007) to join as the band was writing material for what would become their debut album Force Fed Lies via E1.
The first show that DIRGE WITHIN played was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at The Rave in July 2007. In November 2007, the band also was sponsored by ESP Guitars, Line 6, EMG Electronics, DunlopJagermeister music. The several sponsorships signified a bright future and early positive recognition for the band.Their live show was highly praised showing up many acts on most bills.
In the beginning of 2008, DIRGE WITHIN recorded another song entitled "The Last Goodbye" with engineer Chris Wisco in Racine, Wisconsin. James Murphy mixed and mastered the song at Safehouse Productions. In April 2008,On July 28, 2008 the band released a demo version of the song "Confession". The song was co-produced by Edsel Dope of the band Dope, with James Murphy (Testament, Death) mixing and mastering.
In May 2009, DIRGE WITHIN signed with E1 Entertainment. On September 1 of 2009, the band released their first full-length album entitled Force Fed Lies. The album was recorded at Belle City Sound with Chris "Wisco" Djuricic. Vocals were co produced by Edsel Dope. The album was produced by DIRGE WITHIN, Edsel Dope & Chris Djuricic also helped co-produce the album. The album was mixed by Jeff and Ginge (Bullet For My Valentine) at Not In Pill Studios in Wales.
DIRGE WITHIN has toured with bands such as Trivium, DevilDriver, Whitechapel, Chimaira, Static-X, and Darkest Hour. In support of their album, the band toured with Fear Factory from March 22-May 15, 2010 and with Gwar from June 1-26, 2010. DIRGE WITHIN has also opened for Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, and Kittie to support the digital EP of Absolution via Big Time Records.
The band signed to Rocket Science Ventures who released their second studio album entitled There Will Be Blood on April 10, 2012. The band has done many high profile shows since the release as well as a recent addition on the summer radio event 95.1 FM Will Rock Fest which took place on August 11, 2012. In October the band announced a new singer will be joining after "Jerms" left the band due to his lack of dedication. In October 2012 it was announced that the new lead singer is Travis Neal of Divine Heresy. November 2012 the band gave out a free re-recorded version of the track "Without You" with new singer Travis Neal via SoundCloud, and YouTube. The track has begun to pick up momentum on several active rock stations, as well as various specialty shows beating out acts like Black Veil Brides and Clutch with no real radio team behind them. As of 2013, DIRGE WITHIN began writing for a new album.
In September 2013 the band decided the new direction they were going in with new vocalist Travis Neal was something entirely different from Dirge Within, and thus the members let Dirge Within cease to be, and The Bloodline was born.
The first show that DIRGE WITHIN played was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at The Rave in July 2007. In November 2007, the band also was sponsored by ESP Guitars, Line 6, EMG Electronics, DunlopJagermeister music. The several sponsorships signified a bright future and early positive recognition for the band.Their live show was highly praised showing up many acts on most bills.
In the beginning of 2008, DIRGE WITHIN recorded another song entitled "The Last Goodbye" with engineer Chris Wisco in Racine, Wisconsin. James Murphy mixed and mastered the song at Safehouse Productions. In April 2008,On July 28, 2008 the band released a demo version of the song "Confession". The song was co-produced by Edsel Dope of the band Dope, with James Murphy (Testament, Death) mixing and mastering.
In May 2009, DIRGE WITHIN signed with E1 Entertainment. On September 1 of 2009, the band released their first full-length album entitled Force Fed Lies. The album was recorded at Belle City Sound with Chris "Wisco" Djuricic. Vocals were co produced by Edsel Dope. The album was produced by DIRGE WITHIN, Edsel Dope & Chris Djuricic also helped co-produce the album. The album was mixed by Jeff and Ginge (Bullet For My Valentine) at Not In Pill Studios in Wales.
DIRGE WITHIN has toured with bands such as Trivium, DevilDriver, Whitechapel, Chimaira, Static-X, and Darkest Hour. In support of their album, the band toured with Fear Factory from March 22-May 15, 2010 and with Gwar from June 1-26, 2010. DIRGE WITHIN has also opened for Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, and Kittie to support the digital EP of Absolution via Big Time Records.
The band signed to Rocket Science Ventures who released their second studio album entitled There Will Be Blood on April 10, 2012. The band has done many high profile shows since the release as well as a recent addition on the summer radio event 95.1 FM Will Rock Fest which took place on August 11, 2012. In October the band announced a new singer will be joining after "Jerms" left the band due to his lack of dedication. In October 2012 it was announced that the new lead singer is Travis Neal of Divine Heresy. November 2012 the band gave out a free re-recorded version of the track "Without You" with new singer Travis Neal via SoundCloud, and YouTube. The track has begun to pick up momentum on several active rock stations, as well as various specialty shows beating out acts like Black Veil Brides and Clutch with no real radio team behind them. As of 2013, DIRGE WITHIN began writing for a new album.
In September 2013 the band decided the new direction they were going in with new vocalist Travis Neal was something entirely different from Dirge Within, and thus the members let Dirge Within cease to be, and The Bloodline was born.